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单词 moeritherium
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Moeritheriumn.

Brit. /ˌmɪərɪˈθɪərɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmɪrəˈθɪriəm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Moeritherium.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Moeritherium, genus name (C. W. Andrews 1901, in Tageblatt des V. Internat. Zool.-Congr. No. 6. 4) < ancient Greek Μοῖρις , the name of a lake in Egypt + scientific Latin -therium (see megatherium n.).
Palaeontology.
A genus of extinct proboscidean mammals known from remains found in late Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Fayum region of Egypt; an animal of this genus.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > extinct types > other types or members of
Tetracaulodon1833
dinothere1841
stegodon1857
Moeritherium1901
imperial mammoth1903
Tetrabelodon1904
imperial elephant1906
1901 C. W. Andrews in Geol. Mag. 3 405 As to the group of primitive mammals to which Mœritherium is most nearly related, it is not possible to arrive at any definite conclusion.
1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xli. 236 Millions of years ago, in the Eocene epoch..there lived in North Africa a primitive hoofed animal called Mœritherium.
1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 265 Moeritherium was still a relatively small animal, of about pig size, and, except for a rather long body, of pig-like proportions.
1990 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. ix. 290 Moeritherium, from the Late Eocene and Oligocene of North Africa..has a deep skull with the upper and lower second incisors enlarged as short projecting tusks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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